Aulonocara sp. "red ruby" (Red ruby, Red Ryby, Rubecens etc.) Aulonocara sp. "red ruby" (Red ruby, Red Ryby, Rubecens etc.)

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Aulonocara sp. "red ruby" (Red ruby, Red Ryby, Rubecens etc.)

Aulonocara is one of the most colorful species.

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The latest picture of my male, taken with a Pentax S5i.
The latest picture of my male, taken with a Pentax S5i.

Aulonocara sp. 'Red ruby' is as far as I know not a natural form, but a variant produced by line breeding of Aulonocara sp 'Stuartgranti Maleri' in Germany. Among other names, I have also found Aulonocara sp. 'Chipoka orange', Aulonocara sp. 'Chipoka', Aulonocara sp. 'Maleri' and popular names such as Red ruby, Rubescens, German red are widespread. There are likely more variants of the name, but as far as I can gather on Google and in various books, they are essentially one and the same fish.

Many are strongly opposed to such 'artificial' fish, and personally I am also opposed to, for example, excessive finnage that hampers the fish's natural behavior and crosses between different species, but this fish balances for me on the edge of what can be accepted and I have therefore tried it out.

The male in the picture is far from as red as they can be, but this requires, among other things, feeding with color-enhancing food. I have heard that cyclops should also enhance the color, but although I feed with cyclops about 2 times a week, it is still mostly orange. I think it is incredibly beautiful nonetheless.

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Quick Stats
Genus

Cichlidae

Trade Name

Red ruby, Red Ryby, Rubecens etc.

Origin

Lake Malawi, Africa

Length

10-14cm

Tank Size

128 liter

Breeding

Mouthbrooder

Brood Size

30-40

Type

Cichlid, Malawi utaka

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Aulonocara sp. "red ruby"

Aulonocara sp. "red ruby"

The latest picture of my male, taken with a Pentax S5i.

The latest picture of my male, taken with a Pentax S5i.

The last picture of my male, taken with a Canon EOS 350D.

The last picture of my male, taken with a Canon EOS 350D.

Another picture of my male, taken with an Olympus C-5060WZ.

Another picture of my male, taken with an Olympus C-5060WZ.

In this picture, my male has clearly become more (red-) orange, but I have seen red rubies that were completely red, so there is some way to go.

In this picture, my male has clearly become more (red-) orange, but I have seen red rubies that were completely red, so there is some way to go.

My rubies have spawned! The picture shows the female with her mouth full, i.e., more or less - when she spat them out there were only 9 fry.

My rubies have spawned! The picture shows the female with her mouth full, i.e., more or less - when she spat them out there were only 9 fry.

Another picture of my male.

Another picture of my male.

Here is the female - grayish with transverse stripes.

Here is the female - grayish with transverse stripes.

Here is the male again, taken in September 2003.

Here is the male again, taken in September 2003.

The picture shows my male who is certainly not red yet, but the yellow color is very clear. I am excited to see how red it becomes or if it remains yellow or orange.

The picture shows my male who is certainly not red yet, but the yellow color is very clear. I am excited to see how red it becomes or if it remains yellow or orange.

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